The Yin and Yang of Open Source Commerce, Part 2 - page 5

Estimating the Global Number of Servers

November 2, 2005

By
John Terpstra

It has so far been demonstrated that the global It market is largely untapped. Only 14% of the global population is an IT consumer today. Further, analysis of market statistics has demonstrated that the Linux businesses have so far targeted the top-end of the market very successfully.

The next part of this discussion will attempt to identify market opportunities and what may be need to create a more OSS friendly, profitable, and significant Linux presence that can redefine the IT industry.